Thank you in Japanese Calligraphy — 6 Hand-Brushed Designs

有難う御座います (arigatou gozaimasu)

The Japanese saying 有難う御座います is a formal way to say "Thank you" akin to "Thank you very much" and is composed of %97L%93%EF%82%A4 (read arigatou) meaning "thank you" and %8C%E4%8D%C0%82%A2%82%DC%82%B7 (read gozaimasu) is a verb meaning "to be". This may be written in several different ways including %97L%93%EF%82%A4%82%B2%82%B4%82%A2%82%DC%82%B7 (read arigato gozaimasu) and also all in hiragana. This is the formal way to say "Thank you". Informal ways include %97L%93%EF%82%A4 (read arigatou) and Gratitude (kansha).